Emily Wheatcroft-Snape
Recording Mixing Mastering
Phases Album
Nau mai haere mai to the Phases album by Em
Over the next few pages I will tell you who I am, my history as a music artist, the beginnings and phases of my next project, how it was made, what it is about, and where we go from here.
I hope you enjoy!
Start by playing the first song while you read.
Who am I ?
Emily Wheatcroft-Snape is a recording and mix engineer from Auckland, New Zealand. Emily graduated a Bachelor of Audio Engineering and Music Production at MAINZ in 2017 before developing her studio craft at Roundhead Studios.
Emily now works as a freelance recording, mixing, and mastering engineer. Recent clients include Louisa Nicklin, Fazerdaze, Shoeless, Arahi, Sig Wilder, Live Music Bar with Sports Team, and Karl Steven.
You can spot Emily on the cover of the December/January 2024 issue of NZ Musician, and she was nominated for Best Engineer at the 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards.
In 2022 Emily launched the Record Enable initiative to help women and non-binary people create sustainable careers as audio engineers and music producers in Aotearoa. Additionally, Emily has her own music project 'Em' which she uses as a creative outlet to experiment with new production ideas and techniques.
See me
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Here are some projects I've worked on as an engineer
Who am I as a music artist?
In between recording sessions, Em utilises her audio skills to push forward her songwriting into her own projects.
A merger of indie, pop, and folk aesthetics, Em plays around with mesmerising guitar patterns, rich vocal layers, moody synths, and groovy drum loops to build songs in a world of their own. The writing of Em projects reflect her inner world as a creative and freelancer in their 20s.
Em released her debut EP “Dead Roses” in 2020, aimed towards introducing her sound to her musical peers. In 2022 she released her follow up EP “Undergrowth”, exploring the general chaos of life as a woman in her twenties.
After releasing the “Tender” EP in 2022 and “Cloud City” EP in 2023, Em is collating the two projects into the Phases album.
Previous Releases
Dead Roses EP - 2020
Released in December 2020, "Dead Roses" is Em's first foray into sharing music as a solo artist.
The project features predominately programmed sounds crafted by Em during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown, with rich vocal layers and additives from downtime at Roundhead Studios. "Dead Roses" builds a world of it's own to introduce listeners to Em's production sensibilities.
The EP reflects on the experiences, friendships, relationships, and fleeting nature of life as a young adult.
The song "Electricity" hosts a music video and binaural surround sound mix.
Undergrowth EP - 2022
Released in December 2022, Em developed her musical sound in her second EP, "Undergrowth".
With more collaboration on this project, the production features rhythmic guitars contrasted against quirky synth sounds, and Em's rich vocal production.
Singles 'Undergrowth" and "The Love and the Fight" landed on New Zealand student radio, with "Undergrowth" hosting a music video.
The EP reflects on going freelance, the development of identity, and finding (and keeping) community.